Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1887-01-06

by that of their callers, the weather
must be held entirely responsible, and
not the dearth Of other topics of con-
versation. The impecunious young
man who did not feel able to comply
with the demands of the livery stable
men was deprived of his customary
speech to the effect that it was such a
delightful weather that really ha PIE
ferred walking to riding and so had
left his carriage at home. But no
doubt as he quietly shrugged off his ga
loshes in the hallway his ready wit
supplied some other rernrrk to supply
the vacancy in the program of the New
Year callers conversation schedule
The streets were lively in the morning
with the carriages of those Fastening to
the official receptions, and then later in
the day the residence streets resound
ed with the rumble of the wheels and
the banging of the carriage DOORS
Some one remarked that calling was
not so general this year as usual, and
while, perhaps, the custom has not the
general following Of few years ago,
etll there were a great many open
houses and large number of callers.
The White House was in perfect
readiness for the social event of New
Years's day. The decorations of the
drawing room suite were unusually
simple and elegant In the great sa
lon, the east room, few plants were
set upon the mantels and taller ferns in
the windows. The chandeliers through
out the floor were festooned with smilax
The red parlor and green rooms We're
similarly unostentatiously decorated
In the blue receiving chamber the for
al decorations were more ella borate,-
The two mantels were banked with
flowers. Upon the right one WAS de-
sign Of red ana white horizontal bands
in red and white camellas, ed ged with
q row Of red tulips. and frinsed with
the red leaves OF the poinsctta In the
center square were the figures "loo7
in red carnations, and tiny flowers OF
mignonette. Upon the left side the
camelia bars We're run perpendicular y
and edges with great japonicas and
smilax and purple immorte'les, and
fringed with Roman hyacintLs.
A member Of the House ways and
means committee, ineconvcrsation last
week with your correspondent was
commenting upon the misnomers used
in speaking OF the tariff question as it
is before the House. 1T is really sur
prising," he said, Everybody speaks of
the vote on the Morrison bill, or the
defeat of TIE the Morrison bill As Il
matter of fact there has been no vote
on any tariff bill in the House this
session ; nor, in fact, this Congress-
The vote referred to was upon a motion
to 80 into committee of the whole
House to consider revenue bills There |
were several revenue bslls Oh the cal
end;r and the motion referred to one |
as much as to another. 1t would have (
been for the House in committee to de- |
cile which they would consider
whether the one reported by the ways .
and means committee with their ap-
prevail the Randall bill which they
had reported adversely or amy 9th r
bill on the calender When members
voted against going into committee,
hey voted against any consdera ION of
,he revenue question, internal or Gus
5oms revenues. AS to tue name Nor
'isOn bill, or Morrison horlzontai bill
here is no Morrison bill on the House
calendar T.; nor is there hor zontal oil
here There is not and has Mt been
Turing this session sucn bill on the
;alendur.
The Capitol was as quiet as tomb
Saturday. About noon tee building
vas almost entirely deserleu. Through,
'ut the enCll eiengtn of che main CORR
lor not sign Of life was visible not ,
wen the sound Of Il football disturbed
he quiet, and in the vast rolunda there
vas an impressive stiffness. Col. Can
day, sergeant at arms Of the Senate,
vas at his desk. His time for several
avs past has been so entirely absorbed
n attending to the funeral arrange
lent. Of Senator Logan that he was
to catch up. Every thing in
with the funeral h ad to be
one in rush. LENoX.